Cutting Edge - High Summer

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From windowsill gardening to water butts, cabbages to courtyard gardens and green-fingered gifts to make you smile, here’s our pick of what’s hot in the garden this summer

Best in Show

Living North is once again delighted to team up with the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show to offer readers the chance to win a pair of tickets. With ten pairs to give away, the winners will enjoy wonderful show gardens, live demonstrations and talks from expert gardeners as well as food, drink and shopping stalls. To enter send a postcard titles Harrogate Autumn Flower Show to Living North, Studio 2, St Nicholas Chare, Newcastle NE1 1RJ or email competitions@livingnorth.com. Don’t forget to include your name, email address and telephone number. All entries to be received by 26th August.

Mark your space

Personalised enamel garden sign, a delightful enamel sign for the garden with a stake for pushing into the lawn, flower bed or planter and personalised with your choice of wording, from £29 Delightful Living www.delightfulliving.co.uk

Wise Words

Every Wednesday throughout August visitors are invited to take part in an informative garden tour around Ripley Castle’s grounds. Starting at 1.30pm the castle’s Head Gardener leads the way, sharing is invaluable advice along the way. Wednesdays throughout August, Ripley Castle, North Yorkshire www.ripleycastle.co.uk

Anytime, anywhere

Grow your favourite herbs at any time of year with this handy and easy-to-follow windowsill herb tray, from £40 Windowsill Farm www.windowsillfarm.com